James Comer

I am 100 percent for it.

Asian carp are inflicting serious damage on local tourism and threatening our hotels, restaurants, bait shops, and numerous other small businesses.

I believe we can do more. That is why I request $25 million in funding for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services for carp management.

Republicans are committed to that future and we will continue to focus on strengthening economic policies that affirm the bedrock principle of equal pay for equal work.

All women deserve fairness and dignity as they seek greater options and opportunities in their respective careers.

I want to emphasize again that women are changing the workplace for the better.

Women deserve equal pay for equal work.

They just recently raised their minimum wage to $15 per hour for all of their employees. They did that without legislation, without government intervention.

I think it is interesting that the panel will admit that we are finally having wage growth, which is something that I think both parties agree is needed in America.

One reason, and the main reason we are having wage growth, is because there is a shortage of workers in America.

I believe that we are in a position in America now where we are finally starting to see wage growth.

While proponents of a $15 minimum wage foresee consumers absorbing the effects of this proposal through increased end cost, many smaller businesses in my district in Kentucky wouldn't be able to sustain charging such radically increased…

I want to say it sounds like a policy that was supposed to help workers now appears to be doing the opposite in Seattle.

I couldn't agree more that one size does not fit all, because the economy in Washington State is significantly different than the economy in rural Kentucky.

I don't want to make it harder for people to vote. I just want to make sure that elections are fair and that only eligible voters vote.

A recent proposal of Medicare for All is likely to devolve into complete government control of our healthcare.

It has been a long road of debate to reach an agreement on the 2018 farm bill. This bill benefits all of rural America, our farmers, producers, and consumers. The agreement we have reached on this year's bill includes many important…

I would like to recognize my friend Alonzo Ford from my hometown in Monroe County, Kentucky, specifically Gamaliel, Kentucky. For nearly three decades, Alonzo's fellow citizens have reelected him to serve as the First District magistrate…

I would like to recognize my friend, Judge- Executive Mike Stephens of Adair County, Kentucky. His outstanding service and contributions during his tenure have greatly benefited his community, and I am proud to recognize him for his years…

I would like to congratulate Monroe County Judge-Executive Tommy Willett on his retirement after serving two consecutive terms in office. Prior to his election, Tommy and his father owned and operated Pure Drug Company in Tompkinsville…

I would like to recognize my friend, Howard Garrett of Edmonton, Kentucky. In addition to serving as mayor since 1993, he has served as an officer of the Kentucky State Jaycees, a member of the local Industrial Board and 9-1-1 Board, and a…

I would like to congratulate Mr. Danny Cunningham, owner of Cunningham Farms in Calloway County, Kentucky, for recently being named the 2018 Kentucky Farm Bureau Farmer of the Year. This is the third year in a row a farmer in Kentucky's…

I urge adoption of the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Comer) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3154…

I urge adoption of the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Comer) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3121…

I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 1, beginning on line 5, strike ``1211 Towanda Avenue in Bloomington, Illinois'' and insert ``200 West North…